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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII, The Voortrekkers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose teachings do French Huguenots follow?
(a) Martin Luther's.
(b) The Catholic Church's.
(c) Buddha's.
(d) John Calvin's.

2. When he is a boy, why does Shaka think he will one day be the Zulu chief?
(a) He is good with a spear and thinks he'll be a great warrior.
(b) Although he's a tribal outcast, he's the chief's son.
(c) He is very popular with the other boys.
(d) He is arrogant and has a high opinion of his abilities.

3. Which Van Doorn befriends the slave Dikkop in Chapter Five?
(a) Karel Van Doorn.
(b) Rebecca Van Doorn.
(c) Hendrik Van Doorn.
(d) Adriaan Van Doorn.

4. What does Rebecca's father do for a living in Chaper Five?
(a) He's a predikant.
(b) He's a wine merchant.
(c) He's a physician.
(d) He's a politician.

5. What inspires the English to pass the new law at the beginning of Chapter Eight?
(a) Simon Keer's novel about Dutch slaveholders.
(b) The murder of a slave by a Dutchman.
(c) A slave uprising.
(d) A rash of cattle thefts.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Two, who promises to wait for Nxumalo to return from Zimbabwe and then marry him?

2. Which tribal leader causes as much death, devastation, and forced migration as Shaka?

3. What do Adriaan and Seena Van Doorn help Dr. Nels Linnart collect?

4. What is Dr. Nels Linnart's profession?

5. Who does Old Seeker want Nxumalo to marry?

(see the answer key)

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